The Department is organized into four divisions:

Administration
The Administrative Division is responsible for administrative functions of the department.

Building Services
Building Services provides custodial services, maintenance and repair of City-owned buildings including: City Hall, Central Maintenance Facility, Mid-America All-Indian Center, Library, Art Museum, Wichita/Sedgwick County Historical Museum, Century II, Expo Hall, Health Department, Lawrence Dumont Stadium, park buildings, Botanica, State office buildings, and the Farm & Art market. Building Services also oversees the Cooperative Labor Program.

Engineering
The Engineering Division is responsible for planning, designing, contract administration and overseeing the construction of freeways, bridges, streets, traffic signals, sewers, water mains, storm drains, drainage projects, park and railway projects.

Fleet Maintenance
Fleet Maintenance provides for the maintenance and service of all City vehicles and other major pieces of off road equipment in the central motor pool. This division also operates trip car rental and fuel storage and dispensing services.

Maintenance
The Maintenance Division is responsible for maintaining curb-to-curb infrastructure, including 1,761 miles of streets, 109 miles of alleys, 281 vehicular bridges, 30 pedestrian bridges, 395 signalized intersections, 150 pedestrian/school signals and 60,000 traffic signs. The Division is also responsible for street cleaning, snow and ice removal, and landfill resource management.

Storm Water Management
The Storm Water Utility is responsible for the construction, reconstruction and maintenance of the City’s storm water drainage system, flood zone determinations, inspection of construction sites and review of storm water pollution plans.  Storm water management related activities are funded as a utility through storm water charges on water bills.

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